SIM™ Professional Developer Resources
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Bookmark the SIM Professional Developer Resource Page with quick links to all the resources that are included in maintaining active status as a SIM PDer, including SIMVille!
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Strategic Instruction Model™ micro-credentials put your SIM knowledge on display. Micro-credentials, commonly known as badges, recognize your investment in professional learning and your dedication to giving your students the evidence-based interventions and tools that can make a difference in their lives. Click Here for more Information.
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Be sure you are taking the time to submit information to the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning (KU-CRL) about your SIM Professional Development session. This online questionnaire may be used in place of the Post Professional Development Report Form. In order to complete this questionnaire, you will need to have ready the contact information for the agency sponsoring the session (if any) and the names and email addresses of all participants.
KUCRL will offer both the Content Enhancement Routine and Learning Strategy strands of the Content Literacy Leadership Institute (CLLI) for prospective Strategic Instruction Model (SIM™) Professional Developers from June to October 2021. The institute will include a combination of asynchronous and live synchronous online activities equating to a week-long program. This first-time ever virtual leadership institute will be led by SIM Professional Development Leaders and their apprentices from around the United States.
Interested in Pursuing Literacy Leadership in SIM?
If interested in becoming a SIM Professional Developer or professional development leader,
please contact ttac@vt.edu
The Content Literacy Leadership Institute (CLLI)
The Content Literacy Leadership Institute, formerly known as the Potential Professional Developers Institute (PPDI), may be for you! Jocelyn Washburn Ph.D, Director of the Center of Research on Learning, collaborates with SIM Professional Development Leaders from around the United States to reimagine not only the content but also the format and how the content will be presented. This first-time ever virtual leadership institute will be led by SIM Professional Development Leaders and their apprentices from around the United States. KUCRL will offer both the Content Enhancement Routine and Learning Strategy strands of the Content Literacy Leadership Institute (CLLI) for prospective Strategic Instruction Model (SIM™) Professional Developers from June to October 2021. The institute will include a combination of asynchronous and synchronous online activities equating to a week-long program. The two institute strands will be conducted simultaneously and will use breakout sessions to personalize the institute experience based on background knowledge and experience. The unifying framework for the institute is literacy leadership in all content areas and professional learning principles. Participants focus on one strand (Content Enhancement Routines or Learning Strategies) during the institute, and if desired, can follow-up in successive years with the other certification.
Check out this Blog published by a SIM™ Professional Developer Leader!
Teaching is an exhilarating experience, and there is still much to learn once you enter the classroom after certification. It can be overwhelming as you work to develop an understanding of your students and their parents, learn about your school environment and culture, and forge new relationships with colleagues. It is important to find support along the way...
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